Another bridge knocked down.

[PatasColo]

Hello. . . Allstate? I have a little bridge work needed and I ain't talkin' a trip to the dentist here.:laughing:

Best so far Jinman!!! :laughing: :laughing:

 

[PatasColo]

Anyone see that Discovery Channel series "Gold Rush Alaska"? Looks like they'll be late getting home! :confused2: ... :laughing: :laughing:

 

[Tollster]

Boy, is junior gonna get it when he gets home!

 

[Mace Canute]

Tsk! Tsk! Such a sad commentary on the state of America's infrastructure. A shame none of our politicians had visited that bridge before so that it would have at least been repainted.

We'd be quite happy if America would pay for having Canadian infrastructure painted... :laughing:

 

[bcp]

Hit it at about 50 mph.

From:
Traffic now moving at overpass

"Const. Inman said the driver of the transport, who thought he had clearance, was travelling 80 kilometres per hour at the time of the crash. "

 

[ultrarunner]

Believe it or not, bridges aren't really bolted down, mostly just gravity hold them in place, or not in this case.

I think a little heat on the boom of that JD will straighten it out and let it go back to work.

Doubt the result would be the same in California since nearly every bridge has been upgraded to meet seismic standards.

 

[Lurch]

Actually the chains didn't hold. You can see in the third pic it slid back to the hump over the wheels and even took out the first set of duals. It was just wedged between the bridge and the trailer. Mighty tough boom though. :thumbsup:

 

[mmurphy]

Wow! Just happy it was not me driving that truck. That would be some hard explaining.

 

[EHR]

The sun was in my eyes!

 

[jinman]

The bridge clearance was 5.1 meters (16.73 feet). You'd think that would be plenty. I can think of lots of bridges around here that aren't nearly that tall.:confused3: